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Roadside Inspection 89072495

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Georgia • Carrier: SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 853967) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89072495
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Georgia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DOUGLASVILLE GA
Operating authority:
MC376112
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ALA778 (KS)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 150 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,024 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2026
vs typical at DOUGLASVILLE GA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,008 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 634,930 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
48 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
3
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
33 violations · 4 OOS · 0.69 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.95 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X9LD689120 KS ALA778 PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538P2783602 KS 702548 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving —
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service —
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service —
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89084902 Sep 24, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 1 —
89022789 Sep 15, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0 —
88987298 Sep 14, 2026 KY L3 RUSSELL SPRINGS KY 0 —
88883353 Sep 2, 2026 SC L2 LYNCHBURG SC 1 OOS
88694050 Aug 13, 2026 KS L2 WYANDOTTE COUNTY - 209 0 —
88681523 Aug 12, 2026 NC L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86579632 Dec 15, 2025 WV L3 1XPBDP9X9LD689120 —
85326896 Jul 25, 2025 UT L3 1XPBDP9X9LD689120 —
84949770 Jun 12, 2025 NE L3 1XPBDP9X9LD689120 —
84079740 Mar 9, 2025 IA L3 1UYVS2538P2783602 —
82163474 Jul 19, 2024 MI L3 1UYVS2538P2783602 —

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Recent activity at DOUGLASVILLE GA

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